Health Triangle Chapter 1

The number of years a person can expect to live is known as

• Quality of life

• Life expectancy

• living for the day

• the ability to enjoy life

Having enough energy to go to school and perform well is a sign of good

• mental health

• physical health

• emotional health

• social health

Social health is measured by

• how well you get along with others

• how active you are

• how you perceive yourself

• how much you can lift or how long you can exercise

Traits that are passed from parents to their children are considered

• heredity

• culture

• identity

• gender

One risk factor you cannot control is

• choice of friends

• level of physical activity

• skin color

• intake of fat, sugar or salt

Being able to understand, gather and use health information is called

• prevention

• goal setting

• advocacy

• health literacy

Specific steps you can take to achieve a goal is known as a (n)

• action plan

• value

• health habit

• risk factor

it is important to understand the health triangle concept because

• it is a cool thing to do

• the physical side is the most important

• if one side is messed up, it won't affect the others

• it shows how each side is interrelated and can affect each other

the term Health means / is

• the absence of illness

• a combination of your mental/emotional, social and physical well being

• how you feel everyday

• something you only learn in school because you have too

The DECIDE process stands for

• Define, Explore, Consider, Identify, Do it, Evaluate

• Do, Everything, Cool, Instantly, Everyday

• DUH, EEH, CUZ, IIIIII, DOOO, EEEEK

• Definition, Excitement, Cause, Investigate, Do , Enjoy